Earlier this year, Tesco announced it would be removing 'best before' labels from 70 lines and has now extended that to 116 products.

Shoppers will no longer find labels on products including own-brand apples, oranges, cabbages, and asparagus.

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Tesco hopes the changes will help tackle the UK's problem with food waste.

A study, commissioned by the supermarket giant, recently revealed 69 per cent of customers believe scrapping best before dates is a good idea, with 53 per cent saying scrapping the labels will help them keep food fresh for longer.

It comes just days after the government announced a £15m project to cut food waste after calling for more action to "preserve our world".